Kyoto Museum for World Peace Ritsumeikan University - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Kyoto Museum for World Peace Ritsumeikan University. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Hiroshi Gima Print Exhibition
Showing 68 prints by Hiroshi Gima which were donated to the museum in 2016. [Related Event] Lecture (Japanese only) Date: Nov.3 (Fri/hol) From 14:00 Admission: Free Please refer to the official...More »
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Poster Collection: 1992–2017
This special exhibition to mark the museum’s 25th anniversary spotlights promotional posters from shows held since the museum’s opening in 1992.More »
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Hiroshi Gima “It’s Too Much”
June 23rd is Okinawa Memorial Day, a public holiday to remember the lives lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The prints of Hiroshi Gima depict these battles and the question of U.S. military bases in Okinawa....More »
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Days Japan Photo Journalism Exhibition
The Days International Photojournalism Awards bring together works capturing events and slices of life photojournalists around the world have taken as they approach diverse issues ranging from war to refugees,...More »
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Japan and China in Postcards 1894-1945
In the roughly 50 years between the Sino-Japanese War and the end of WWII, Japan invaded China and was defeated in this war of aggression. How did Japan and China perceive each other, and how did the rest...More »
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World Press Photo 16
World Press Photo is a photo exhibition that includes about 150 photographs that have won awards in the World Press Photo Contest. The exhibition is held every year by the Netherlands-based World Press...More »
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Kyoto: Reclamation in the Postwar Period
The Second World War ended in 1945 with enormous devastation across Japan and the rest of the world. A drastic agricultural land reform was implemented in order to promote the growth of Japanese agriculture,...More »
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Miyuki Okuyama “Dear Japanese”
Over three centuries of Dutch rule over Indonesian archipelago gave rise to a population of “Indo”, Dutch-Indonesians. When Japan attacked and occupied the former Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, in 1942,...More »
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World Press Photo 2015
Presenting photographs taken from documentaries and the media from across the world. [Related Events] Lecture Date: Sep.19 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 Participants: 450 Admission: Free (Reservation not required) Please...More »
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Mugonkan / Kyoto Museum - Tenth Anniversary of “Life Art Studio” Presents Morinosuke Tejima + Morimasa Itou
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of “Life Art Studio,” exhibited are Mugonkan museum’s collection of items such as sketchbooks and paintbrushes left behind by young Japanese artists who died in battle...More »
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Munesuke Yamamoto
Through portrait photographs and personal testimonies, photojournalist Munesuke Yamamoto documents the experiences of those involved in wars in Japan and China.More »
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From an Island of Despair to an Island of Hope “Culion Island” - The People Living With Hansen’s Disease and Discrimination
A photography exhibition portraying the lives of those with Hansen’s disease, sent for isolation to Culion Island.More »
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The Past, Present, and Future of Medical Ethics
Presenting facts as they are currently understood, the materials on display attest to instances in which there has been a need for the Japanese medical community and profession to reflect upon and apologize...More »
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The Voice of the Heart - Look, Feel, and Think
An exhibition of 30 works from the museum’s collection, categorised according to themes associated with “peace.” [Related Events] Exhibition Tour with Student Guide Date: Feb.7 (Sat) ① From 13:00 ②...More »
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70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz Exhibition
An exhibition in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz by the Soviet troops in January 2015. Revisiting the tragedy...More »
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“Peace☆Style” Exhibition
During the anti-Vietnam War movement, protesters refused to subscribe to a particular political philosophy, instead voicing their opposition to the war based on their own individual values. Presenting...More »
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World Press Photo 2014
The World Press Photo Event, now in its 57th year, presents the winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest, an annual competition held by the Netherlands-based World Press Photo Foundation. The exhibition...More »
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Bunyo Ishikawa: “War and Peace: Fifty Years of Vietnam”
One of the few Japanese cameramen to photograph war zones, Bunyo Ishikawa accompanied South Vietnamese and U.S. troops immediately after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of 1964, producing many photographs...More »
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Jeong Joo-Ha “Does Spring Come to Stolen Fields?”
“Does Spring Come to Stolen Fields?” is the title of a collection of photographs of Fukushima taken by the Korean photographer Jeong Joo-Ha in November 2011 following the nuclear accident. Jeong Joo-Ha...More »
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Kyoto Youth Part 2—Students and Rapid Economic Growth in Images
Last year’s exhibition, the first in the 78th Mini-Exhibition series, presented “Kyoto Youth— Students and War in Images.” This year’s show focuses on students in the economic boom years of the 1960s and...More »
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“Eyes, Ears, War - Mass Mobilization and the Fervor for Battle”
This exhibition examines the strategies used by the authorities during the wartime to enhance support for the conflict through a series of posters, flyers and war song records. The propaganda techniques...More »
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World Press Photo 2013
The winning entries of the annual World Press Photo Contest. Taken using the latest technology and by the world’s top photojournalists, these powerful photos reveal the often painful reality of the events...More »
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Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani Retrospective
This exhibition explores the impact of violence and the endurance of humanity through the life and works of Japanese American artist, Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani (1920-2012), who was the subject of award-winning...More »
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Suma Maruki “Face the Life”
Exhibition of the works of artist Suma Maruki, who was living 2.5km away from the site of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Maruki, at the encouragement of her son and Nihonga painter Iri Maruki, continued to...More »